Cookies and bars

Cookies and Bars

Cookies and Bars
Index
q Aggression Cookies
q Amandelkrullen
q Andy's Mom's Snickerdoodles
q Anzac Biscuits
q Apple Squares
q Baklava : COLLECTION
q Biscotti : COLLECTION (Janet Morrissey)
q Biscotti
q Black Currant Tea Brownies
q Brownies
q Chocolate Brownies
q Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
q Cinnamon Cookies
q COLLECTION: Cookies Vol.1 (of 2)
q COLLECTION: Cookies Vol.2 (of 2)
q Christmas Cookies - Almond Bars & Praline Cookies
q Ginger and Molasses Cookies
q Gingerbread Cookies
q Gingerbread Men
q Killer Brownies
q Lebkuchen
q Lemon Bar Cookies
q Lunchbox Cookies
q Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
q Orange-Ginger Cookies
q Peanut Blossoms
q Peanut Butter Cookies
q Peanut Butter Kisses
q Persimmon Cookies

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Cookies and Bars

q Shortbread : COLLECTION
q Snickerdoodles
q Sugar and Spice Cut Out Cookies
q Turtle Brownies
q Willow's Sour Cherry Bars
amyl

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Agression Cookies

Agression Cookies
From: pl@beaux.ATWC.Teradyne.COM (Priscilla Lee)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 22:48:01 GMT

(the post-modern Asian American performance poem)

2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 cups light brown sugar
4 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla (this brand with a long name, sold at
William Sonoma)
4 1/2 cups flour
2 tsps baking soda

With thick Chinese meat cleaver, hack to pieces:
24 oz semi-sweet chocolate bar
12 oz white chocolate bar
14 oz macadamia nuts

Note: You may substitute chocolate and white chocolate
chips for the bars if you are not feeling particularly
angst-ridden.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, thrash
butter and sugars until uniform. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Add flour and baking soda; whip until smooth. Toss in
chocolate chunks and nuts. To avoid the "chocolate chip
cookie cooked under a steam roller" look, refrigerate the
cookie dough for a couple of hours before baking.

Throw batter by tablespoons full onto an ungreased
baking sheet--aim so that the cookies land 2 inches apart.
Bake until golden, about 10-12 minutes. Using a spatula,
pry the cookies loose from the baking sheet, and allow
them to vent on wire racks.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
amyl

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Amandelkrullen

Amandelkrullen
From: hhartkoo@arts.cc.monash.edu.au (Ms Hanneke Hartkoorn)
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1993 04:03:54 GMT

Amandelkrullen (dutch for : almond curls)

40 grams shaved almonds
50 grams castor sugar
1 egg

Preheat oven on 175 oC. Beat egg and mix with sugar and almonds.
Put little heaps of batter (tsp sized) on a greased tray.
They need to be about 8 cm apart. Flatten the heaps with a fork.
Bake in oven for 10 - 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and leave on tray for 3 minutes.
Remove cookies from tray with a palette knive. Immediately after
removing a cookie from the tray, wrap it around a wooden stick.
Leave cookies to cool around stick. Store in airtight container, or
even better eat them !

Eet smakelijk.
Hanneke
mara

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Andy's Mom's Snickerdoodles

Andy's Mom's Snickerdoodles
From: akhurshe@pearl.tufts.edu
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1993 18:22:32 GMT

Snickerdoodles are one of my favourite cookies. unfortunately, i
had much trouble finding a recipe. i finally got one from my
friend's mom, but i haven't tried it yet. here it goes:

1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
mix these first three ingredients thoroughly
sift together:
2 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt

stir the two mixtures together. roll into ball the size of walnuts.
dip in mixture of equal parts cinnamon and sugar. place two inches
apart on lightly greased baking sheet. bake until lightly browned
but still soft (8 - 10 minutes) at 400 degrees farenheit.

makes 3 dozen

hope you enjoy them! i have to wait until winter break to get a chance
to make anything!
amyl

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Anzac Biscuits

Anzac Biscuits
From: kiwi@ldp.com (Suzanne and John Muir)
Date: 14 Nov 1993 19:13:17 GMT

Here's a recipe from the Embassy of Australia...

(5 dozen)

1/2 cup butter
1 tbsp golden syrup
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tbsp boiling water
1 cup uncooked rolled oats
1 cup desiccated coconut
1 cup plain flour
1 cup brown sugar
2 tsp ginger

Melt butter and golden syrup in large pan over a low heat. Add bicarbonate
of soda mixed with boiling water.
Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, then pour melted mixture into
center and mix to a moist but firm consistency.
Drop slightly rounded teaspoonful of mixture on to cold greased tray. Cook
for about 15 minutes in a moderate oven. Cool on a wire rack.

amyl

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Apple Squares

Apple Squares
From: prkenne@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (CAROL SHARP)
Date: 12 Oct 1993 08:23 EST

3 egg yolks
2 cups flour
pinch of salt
1/2 # margarine
2 tablespoons vinegar
6 graham crackers, crushed
12 apples, cored, peeled and cut into slices
1 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Cut flour into margarine, pie crust style. Add egg yolks and vinegar and
mix well. Divide dough in half and refrigerate several hours or overnight
till firm.

Roll out one piece and dough and line a greased 8 x 13 pan with it (make
sure the dough reaches the tops of the sides). Sprinkly the graham cracker
crumbs over the bottom.

Mix apples with the cinnamon and sugar and fill the crust. Tope with the
second piece of dough and seal the edges. Use a fork to poke holes
randomly over the top to let steam escape. If desired you can brush the
top with melted butter and a light dusting of sugar.

Bake at 400 degrees for one hour or until deep golden brown.

amyl

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COLLECTION: Baklava

COLLECTION: Baklava
From: hz225wu@unidui.uni-duisburg.de (Micaela Pantke)
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 93 11:04:00 +0200

Contents
q Baklava (Kate Connally)
q Baklava (Michael Panayiotakis)
q Baklava (Shari Deiana)
q Baklava (Stephanie da Silva)
q Greek Baklava (Erik A. Speckman)
q Persian Baklava (Erik A. Speckman)

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From: connally@vms.cis.pitt.edu (Kate Connally)

BAKLAVA
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Ingredients:
------------
1 lb filo dough
1/2 lb sweet butter
2 cup ground pistachios

Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 200 F. (You may want to use a higher setting. I found
that it takes too long to bake and the center stays a little dought
tasting at 200 F. I use 275 F.) Melt butter, grease 11x16 jelly roll
pan. Lay 1 sheet of filo on bottom of pan and brush with butter. (If
it doesn't fit exactly just fold edges over to make it fit.) Repeat
until you have used approx. half the sheets. Spread nuts evenly over
entire surface. Continue layering sheets of filo on top of nut layer.
Pour any remaining butter over top. Cut into diagonal strips to form
diamond shapes. Bake 2 1/2 hours. (Watch carefully after 2 hours to
make sure it doesn't get overdone. The top should be a light golden
brown.)

Syrup:
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3 cup sugar

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2 cup apricot nectar
2 tblsp honey
1 tblsp lemon juice

Instructions:
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Bring to boil and then simmer to a heavy syrup (approx. 20-25 min).
When baklava is done drain any excess butter from pastry. (I have never
done this but if you find it necessary, be very careful the whole thing
doesn't come out of the pan.) Brush surface lightly with butter. Pour
warm syrup over pastry a little at a time until all is absorbed. Allow
to cool several hours. Makes approx. 30 diamonds. (Baklava freezes
very successfully.)

Note:
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Don't let the filo dough intimidate you. I doesn't matter how messed up
the lower layers get cause you can't see them and by the time you get to
the top you will be an expert. If possible use a goose feather baster
rather than a basting brush which can tear the sheets if you are rough.
But if they tear it's no big deal, just patch. I always use pistachios
(this is the Turkish version) rather that walnuts (the Greek version)
because I don't like walnuts. If I can't afford pistachios I use
almonds, or half-and-half.

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From: louray@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Panayiotakis)

BAKLAVA
=======

Ingredients:
------------
Fillo dough (pastry leaves).
1 1/4 cups butter/margarine
1/4 cup sugar
1-2 tsp cinnamon (ground)
4 cups almonds, slivered and chopped.
cloves (NOT ground)

For syrup:
----------
4 cups sugar
3 cups water
1/2 cup honey
1 stick cinnamon
5-6 cloves (NOT ground)


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Instructions:
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Mix sugar, cinnamon, sugar, and almonds.

Lay the fillo dough out on a table. Fillo dough will dry quickly, so
you'll need to work fast, so what spills out of the pan doesn't dry
(although it will anyway), and keep a damp towel on the rest of it (that
you had laid on the table) so it doesn't dry.

On a medium-sized, buttered pan (you'll need to melt the butter) lay one
of the sheets of dough. Butter it, and lay another on top of that.
Continue until you have 5-6 sheets of dough on the bottom of the pan.
Then lay another sheet, and do NOT butter it. On that, put some of the
almond mix, enough to cover it evenly, but not making a thick layer. On
that, lay another sheet of dough, butter it, and then another,
unbuttered. On that place some almond mix again. Repeat until all the
mix is gone, or you have only 4-5 sheets of dough left.

Fold in the dough that hangs from the side of the pan. Some of sthem
will be dry, so just cut them and discard them. Make sure to butter all
of them (except, of course, if they have almonds on them). Lay down
some more sheets of dough, buttering every one, and cutting off the
edges, that hang from the sides of the pan. here, I've found it easier
if you just lay the dough down, width of dough to length of pan. That
is to say, the width of the dough is sometimes about teh same size as
the length of the pan, and the length of the dough about twice teh widht
of the pan, so lay the short side of the dough down along the length of
the pan, so that some (about half) of it will hang out the end. Then
butter it, and fold what hangs back in the pan, buttering that. This
way you get it to look better, and stick better.

When you're done with laying the sheets of dough down, make sure you
butter the first one VERY well, and sprinkle some water on it before you
put it in the oven. Also, with a sharp, pointy knife, cut the top few
sheets of dough, not getting all the way through, just sort of
"scratching" the top layer and marking the pieces, in rhombus-shaped
pieces. I find it easier to cut along lengthwise, and then sideways,
from corner to corner, and lines paralel to that:

______________
| / / / / |
|/__/__/__/__| <--------- "I hope you understand.."
| / / / /| It's supposed to be the pan, with the pieces.
|_/__/__/__/_|

(you get the idea).


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Then, at the center of each rhombus, stick a clove, so that it keeps the
sheets of dough together. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until
golden-brown, and the edges no longer touch the wall of the pan.

Syrup:
------
Heat honey, sugar, water, cinnamon and cloves in a pan over medium heat
Until all is melted and combined well. Bring to a boil, then let simmer
for a while, 10 minutes maybe, enough for the spices to give off flavor.
Retain the syrup hot until the baklava comes out of the oven and cools.
Pour the hot syrup over the cold baklava. (some do it the other way, I
don't think it matters, as long as one is hot and the other cold, so
that it "boils" into the baklava and it saturates it well, whicle at the
same time keeps the top layer of filo dough crispy).

Note:
-----
I usually put in along with the spices a piece of lemon peel. A friend
of mine, on the other hand, uses 1-2 tbsp rosewater. They both work
well, and I sugest one of them.

Note 2:
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(On syrup/baklava hot/cold thing): I think you can save yourself some
time if you just take the baklava out, and then start the syrup, so that
by the time you're done, the baklava will have cooled down enough.

Note 3:
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You may use wallnuts or baking pistachios instead of almonds, or any
wallnut/almond or pistachio/almond combo. I've never tried
pistachio/almond/wallnut all in one, but I don't think it would be good.
Anyway, I usually prefer not to put any wallnuts because they give off
wallnut oil, which I don't think is fitting. (I guess I could roast
them first, so they wouldn't give off the oil, but I'm not a big wallnut
fan as it is.) Pistachios make it extra-special. Make sure that, no
matter what you use, they're ground coarsly.

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From: shari@cse.unl.edu (Shari Deiana)

BAKLAVA
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Ingredients:
------------
1 pkg philo dough


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1 bag (the larger of the 2 kinds of bags, I think 8 oz) walnuts
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
almonds (optional, if I add them, I do 2 parts walnuts to 1 part almonds)
3 sticks butter (not margarine!)
3/4 cups sugar

Syrup:
------
1/2 water
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups honey
3 or 4 lemon slices
1 cinnamon stick

Instructions:
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Make Syrup:
-----------
Dissolve sugar in water, bring to boil. Add honey, cinn. Stick and
lemon slices, reduce heat and let simmer for about 20 minutes. Strain
and leave to cool.

Assemble Baklava:
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Preheat oven to 325-350 (depends on how hot your oven is).

In a food processor, grind nuts, mix with sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Set aside. Melt butter. In a large pan (I use a roasting pan that is
about the size of a sheet of philo) place 2 layers philo, butter them
lightly, then 2 more sheets, repeating this until you have about 8 or 10
layers. Add 1/3 of the nut mixture. Cover with 2 more layers, lightly
butter, repeat until you have about 6 layers, add another third of the
nut mixture. Repeat this until you have used all the nut mixture, then
layer the remaining philo and butter on top.

Take a sharp knife and cut diagonal through the top layers of philo (not
past the top nut layer, and about 1 1/2 - 2 inches wide). Turn and do
the same on the opposite diagonal, to form diamond shapes. Bake for 1
hour, or until golden. Turn oven off and let baklava sit in oven for 1
more hour.

Remove, pour cooled syrup over hot baklava. Take knife and slice all
the way through the cuts you made previously. Let cool, and enjoy!

P.S. Until you get very fast at assembling the baklava, you might want
to cover the sheets with a damp towel while you are putting it together.


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From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)

BAKLAVA
=======

Ingredients:
------------

Syrup:
------
1.5 cups sugar
0.5 cup water
1 tblsp mazaher (orange blossom water)
squeeze of lemon

Baklava:
--------
1 box phillo dough
3 cups chopped walnuts
1 tblsp cinnamon
2 tblsp mazaher
2 sticks melted unsalted butter
honey

Instructions:
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1. Cook syrup first so that, if you mess up the syrup, you can make
another batch.

Combine all syrup ingredients and cook over medium heat and after it has
come to a boil cook for 5 minutes and remove from the heat. Do not let
it get too thick when it's still cooking or it won't be absorbed by the
phillo dough. Place syrup in the refridgerator.

2. For the walnut mix - mix walnuts, mazaher and honey. Mix honey in
so that the walnuts stick together but are not dripping.

3. Using a pastry brush, put a coat of butter on cookie sheet.
Carefully place 1 sheet of phillo on top of butter. Brush sheet with
butter then put another sheet on top of that one. Continue until you've
used 1/3 of the phillo.

4. Spread the walnut mixture on the phillo, leaving a tiny bit of space
at the edges. Cover with the rest of the phillo, spreading butter
between each sheet.


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5. Make sure the top of the baklava has butter spread all over it.
Then. cut the baklava in squares.

6. Place in oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes - but watch it
closely.

7. When the Baklava is done cooking pour the syrup on top - a little at
a time using a spoon or ladle.

The thing to remember about the syrup is hot baklava/cold syrup or cold
baklava/hot syrup. You want the maximum amount of syrup to be absorbed.

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From: especkma@reed.edu (Erik. A Speckman)

Source: _The Way Yia Yia Did It_ from the Greek Orthodox Ladies
Philoptochos Society, Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church, San
Antonio, Texas.

GREEK BAKLAVA
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Ingredients:
------------
1 lb butter
1 lb filo, thawed
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tblsp cinnamon
3 cups finely chopped pecans

Syrup:
------
2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/4 cup honey
slice of lemon
strip of orange rind (optional)
stick of cinnamon

Instructions:
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Combine nuts, sugar, and cinnamon and set aside. Melt butter and brush
bottom of pan. Add 7-8 sheets of filo brushing each with butter.
Sprinkle with nut mixture and repeat process until all the nut mixture
is used. Add remaining filo and brush top sheet with butter. Cut into
diamond shapes. Bake at 325 degrees F. for 45min. Lower heat to 300


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degrees and bake 15min until golden.

Boil all syrup ingredients, except honey to from a light syrup--about
20min. Remove from heat and add honey. Remove lemon, orange, and
cinnamon. Let cool some and spoon over pastry.

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From: especkma@reed.edu (Erik. A Speckman)

PERSIAN BAKLAVA
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Ingredients:
------------

Filling:
--------
1 lb blanched almonds or an almond/walnut combination
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cardamom

Syrup:
------
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup rosewater (buy the type that comes in 10oz. bottles, not the
exorbitantly priced little bottles.)
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 lb filo, thawed

Instructions:
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Finely grind the nuts. Add cardamom and sugar to the nuts. Cut the
filo to fit a 12x15" pan. Brush bottom of pan with butter and add 6
sheets of filo, brushing each with butter. Sprinkle and spread enough
of the nut mixture until you've added about 1/8" to the pan. Continue
building layers with 3 sheets of filo(brushing each with butter) to
every 1/8" of nuts. Finish with 6 layers of filo. Brush top with
butter. Cut through all but the bottom layer of filo in diamond shapes.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25-30min.

While it's baking, boil the water and sugar for 15min. Remove from heat
and add rosewater. When the baking is done, pour the syrup over the
baklava.

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mara


Janet Morrissey's Biscotti Collection

From: morrissey@stsci.edu (Mostly Harmless)
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1993 17:08:44 GMT
This is a long file. I believe it must have originally come from rec.food.recipes from about a year ago.
Janet Morrissey "Mostly Harmless"

Contents
q Basic Biscotti - Orange, Anise, and Lemon
q Cantucci Hazelnut Biscotti
q Biscotti di Vino (Red-Wine Biscuits)
q Pinoccate (Pine Nut Macaroons)
q Quaresimali (Lenten Almond Biscuits)
q Sesame-Seed cookies
q Anise Slices
q Biscotti di Prato
q Tozzetti or Biscotti (Hazelnut cookies)
q Orange Biscotti
q Biscotti di Prato
q Almond-Orange Biscotti
q Biscotti all'Anice
q Biscotti Napoletani
q Patrizio Biscotti
q Biscotti (1)
q Biscotti di Regina (Queen's Biscuits)
q Biscotti D'Amaretti
q Biscotti (2)
q Biscotti (3)
q Biscotti (4)
Basic Biscotti - Orange, Anise, and Lemon

From: pattee_d@cubldr.colorado.edu Organization: University of
Colorado, Boulder

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Basic Ingredients for *any* of the recipes*

3/4 C whole and unblanched almonds 1/4 pound butter 3/4 C sugar 2 eggs
2 1/4 C flour 1 1/2 t baking powder 1/4 t salt

For Orange Biscotti

Zest from 1 orange, grated or minced 2 T orange liqueur, or 1 T orange
extract 1 1/2 t cinnamon

For Anise Biscotti

2 - 3 t crushed anise seeds

For Lemon Biscotti

Zest from 1 lemon, grated or minced 1 T lemon extract, or 1 T lemon
juice

Procedures for all recipes

Toast the almonds until golden, then chop by hand into 1/4 inch
chunks. *Reduce oven heat to *325* degrees* Cream the butter until
light, add the sugar and beat till smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs
until the mixture is smooth. Add the (orange, anise, lemon) specific
ingredients. Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt, beat until
just mixed. Stir in the almonds. On a floured board, divide the dough
in half and roll each half into a long roll about 1 1/2 inches in
diameter and about 10 inches long.

Set the rolls on a baking sheet at least 3 inches apart, bake in the
top third of the oven (*325*) for about 25 minutes, or until they are
set and lightly browned on top. Cool the rolls for 5 minutes or so,
then slice diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices. Lay the slices flat
on the baking sheet and return to the oven for another 10 minutes.
Turn the slices over and bake for another 10 minutes. Cool on a rack,
and keep in a tightly covered tin - they keep for months.

Cantucci Hazelnut Biscotti

From: pattee_d@cubldr.colorado.edu Organization: University of
Colorado, Boulder

These biscotti are perfect for dipping in espresso and the sweet
Italian wine Vin Santo. Since these cookies have no added shortening,
there is very little moisture. These cookies are hard, so cruch



carefully. Most important, enjoy!

4 cups all purpose flour 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 6 eggs
4 tablespoons Frangelico (Hazelnut liquor) 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons almond extract 2 cups roasted hazelnuts, coarsley chopped

I have substituted 2 cups roasted chopped almonds for the Hazelnuts
and the results have been fine.

Also, I've been thinking about substituting 4 tablespoons of anise
liquor for the Frangelico and tossing in a handful of anise seeds.

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.

Mix dry ingredients (except the nuts) together in a bowl. In a
seperate bowl mix the liquids. Mix the liquids into the dry
ingredients until the dough is stiff. Do not overmix. Stir in the
nuts.

Shape the dough into 2 flattish logs 3 inches wide and approximately
15 inches long. Place the logs on a buttered cookie sheet.

Bake for 20 minutes at 350.

Remove from the oven and let cool to the touch.

Using a bread knife, slice the log crosswise into 3/4 inch pieces.
Place the pieces back on the cookie sheet side down.

Bake again for 15 minutes until the cookies are a golden brown.

Store in a tight tin. Cookies store well for weeks.

From: Terri Huggett huggett@sequent.com
Biscotti di Vino (Red-Wine Biscuits)

4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons salt 1 tablespoon
double-acting baking powder 1 cup sunflower or vegetable oil 1 cup
full-bodied red wine

In a large bowl combine well 4 cups of the flour, the sugar, the salt,
and the baking powder and make a well in the center. Pour in the oil
and the wine, combine the mixture, incorporating the flour mixture
gradually, until it forms a soft dough, and knead in enough of the
remaining 1/2 cup flour to keep the dough from sticking. Divide the
dough into 40 pieces, roll each piece into a 5-inch rope, and form the
ropes into rings, pinching the ends together firmly. Bake the rings 2



inches apart on baking sheets the upper third of a preheated 350F oven
for 20 minutes. Reduce the heat to 300F and bake the biscuits for 15
to 20 minutes m, or until they are golden. Let the bis on racks and
store them in airtight containers. Makes 40 biscotti.

Pinoccate (Pine Nut Macaroons)

7 ounces packaged almond paste, grated coarse 3/4 cup sugar 2 large
egg whites at room temperature 1 teaspoon almond extract 1/4 cup pine
nuts

In a bowl beat together the almond paste and the sugar until the
mixture is combined wenother bowl beat thehites until they are very
frothy, beat in the almond paste mixture and the almond extract, and
beat6 the mixture for 2-3 minutes, or until it is combined well. Drop
the dough by teaspoons 2 inches apart onto buttered and floured baking
sheets, press about 7 pine nuts into each macaroon, and bake the
macaroons in the upper third of a preheated 350F oven for 15-20
minutes, or until they are golden. Let the macaroons cool on the
sheets for 5 minutes, transfer them to racks, and let them cool
completely. Store the pine nut macaroons in airtight containers.
Makes about 36 biscotti.

Quaresimali (Lenten Almond Biscuits)

1 pound natural (*unblanched) almonds 1 cup granulated sugar 2 cups
all-purpose flour 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon
cinnamon 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 3 tablespoons unsalted
butter, softened 2 large eggs, beaten lightly an egg wash made by
beating together 1 large egg and 2 tablespoons milk

Toast the almonds in jelly-roll pan in a preheated 375F oven for 10
minutes and let them cool. In a blender or food processor grind fine
one fourth of the almonds with 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar and
transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Stir in the flour, the
remaining 3/4 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, the cinnamon, and
the baking powder, add the butter, and stir the mixture until it is
combined. Stir in the remaining almonds, chopped coarse, and the eggs
and knead the dough in the bowl until it is combined. Halve the dough
and with floured hands form each half into a 15-by-4 inch rectangle.
Transfer the rectangles with spatulas to buttered and floured baking
sheets, brush them well with the egg wash, and bake them in the upper
third of a preheated 375F oven for 20-25 minutes, or until they are
golden brown and a skewer comes out clean. Cut the rectangles
crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices and let the slices stand in the
turned off oven for 15 minutes. Transfer the slices to racks, let



them cool, and store them in airtight containers. Makes about 36
biscotti.

Sesame-Seed cookies

3 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons double-acting
baking powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter,
cut into bits and softened 1/4 cup vegetable shortening, softened 2
large eggs, beaten lightly 1/4 cup milk 2 teaspoons vanilla 3/4 cup
sesame seeds

In a bowl combine the flour, the sugar, the baking powder, and the
salt and blen in the butter and the vegetable shortening until the
mixture resembles coarse meal. Make a well in the center, add the
eggs, the milk, and the vanilla, and combine the mixture,
incorporating the liquid gradually, until it forms a soft dough.
Divide the dough into 36 pieces and form each piece into a 3-inch log.
Roll the logs in the sesame seeds and bake them 1 inch apart on
lightly buttered baking sheets in a preheated 375F oven for 20-25
minutes, or until they are golden brown. Let the cookies cool on
racks and store them in airtight containers. Makes 36 biscotti.

Anise Slices

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 3 large eggs
1 tablespoon anise extract 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons
double-acting baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons crushed
aniseed an egg wash made by beating together 1 large egg and 2
tablespoons milk

In a bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter, beat in the sugar,
a little at a time, and beat the mixture until it is light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, beat
the mixture until it is thick and pale, and beat in the anise extract.
In another bowl combine the flour, the baking powder, the salt, and
the aniseed and beat the mixture into the butter mixture to form a
sticky dough. Halve the dough and with floured hands pat each half
into a 14-by-4 inch rectangle on a buttered baking sheet. Brush the
rectangles well with the egg wash and bake them in the upper third of
a preheated 375F oven for 20-25 minutes, or until they are golden
brown and a skewer comes out clean. Cut the rectangles crosswise
diagonally into 3/4 inch slices, turn the slices on their sides and
bake them in the 375F oven for 5 minutes. Turn the slices and bake
them for 5 minutes more. Let the slices cool on racks and store them
in airtight containers. Makes about 34 biscotti.



From: chrisl@sequent.UUCP (Chris Lorenz)
Biscotti di Prato

from the Atlantic Monthly

This recipe makes about 4 dozen very crunchy biscotti. I've never put
chocolate on the biscotti.

You need two 12x15 inch (approx.) cookie sheets. Butter and flour ONE
of the cookie sheets. The oven should be at 350 to roast the almonds,
and 300 to bake the biscotti. Total baking time for the biscotti is
about 2 hours. You also need to have handy and ready a surface for
kneading the biscotti dough and a surface for cutting the baked
biscotti.

Ingredients ------------ 1 cup (5 oz.) whole, unblanched almonds 2
cups unsifted, unbleached flour 1 cup sugar 1 t. baking soda pinch
salt 3 large eggs 1/2 t. vanilla

Roast the almonds in a 350 degree often until lightly browned (10-15
minutes). Cool nuts completely.

Lower the oven temperature to 300.

In a medium bowl, stir together the dry ingredients (flour, sugar,
baking soda, salt) just to mix. Separate out about 1/2 cup of this
mixture, and spread SOME of the reserved 1/2 cup onto your kneading
surface.

In a small bowl or measuring cup, lightly beat together the eggs and
vanilla.

Make a well in the flour mixture in the medium bowl and pour in the
egg/vanilla mixture. Stir the flour into the egg mixture from the
outside of the well. Continue combining until the mixture is too
stiff to stir. Turn the mixture out onto your kneading surface, which
should already be floured with some of the reserved dry ingredients.

With floured hands (use some of the reserved dry ingredients for this
if you want), fold the dough over itself until it coheres. Use the
rest of the reserved dry ingredients for your hands and the work
surface, if necessary.

Press the nuts into the dough and keep folding the dough over itself
until the nuts are evenly distributed.



Let the dough sit a few minutes so the flour absorbs the liquid
completely, making the dough less sticky.

Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces.

Roll each piece with your hands so that the pieces are elongated into
strips about 1" wide and 12"-14" long. ***

Place the strips on the buttered/floured baking sheet, leaving about
4" between each strip. If you want somewhat wider strips, flatten the
strips with your hands to a width of 2".

Bake for about 50 minutes at 300. Let the strips cool for 5 minutes,
and them remove them with a spatula to a cutting surface.

Using a sharp knife and making downward strokes, cut the strips into
diagonal bars about 1/2" wide.

Lay the cut biscotti on their sides on the two baking sheets.

Toast 35-50 minutes, depending on how dark (and crunchy?) you want
them.

*** To make much wider strips, divide the dough into two strips, same
length (12"-14"). Each cookie will be about 6" long. This should
make about 2 dozen cookies.

From: rlk@telesoft.com (Bob Kitzberger @sation)
Tozzetti or Biscotti (Hazelnut cookies)

2 cups flour 1 1/3 cups sugar 2 large eggs
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind [I omitted this without a
problem] 1/4 cup anise-flavored liqueur such as Sambuca 1/4 cup
rum 1 1/2 cups peeled blanched hazelnuts (whole), or sliced
almonds 2 tablespoons baking powder

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly oil a large baking pan and dust with flour. Shake off excess flour.

Combine the flour, sugar, eggs, lemon rind, liqueur and rum in a mixing
bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until thoroughly blended.
Beat in the hazelnuts (or almonds) and bakingg powder.

Using the hands, pick up half the dough [ick!] and shape it into a long
sausage shape. Arrange it on the prepared baking pan, off center and not



too close to the edge of the pan. Arrange the other half alongside but
not too close. Both masses will spread as they bake.

Place in the oven and bake for 1 hour. Remove from the pan and let cool
for 20 minutes.

Carefully and gently run a spatula or pancake turner under the 2 pastries.
Let stand until almost at room temperature. Using a serrated bread knife
cut each pastry into cross-wise slices, each about 1-inch think. Arrange
these in one layer on a baking sheet and return to the oven to dry out,
about 10 minutes. Let cool and store. These cookies are improved if a
little anisette or other anise-flaovred liqueur is poured or brushed over
them in advance of serving.
From: ak399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Carole A. Resnick)
Orange Biscotti

2 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup cold water
5 Tablespoons sugar
1 extra large egg yolk
2 Tablespoons grated orange peel
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 Tablespoon light rum
3 drops orange extract
Pinch salt

Butter for baking sheets 1 extra-large egg, beaten to blend 2
Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled

Arrange flour in mound on work surface and make a well. Add 1/4 cup
melted butter, water, 2 tablespoons sugar, yolk, orange peel, oil,
rum, orange extract and salt into well. Gradually draw all but 1/4
cup flour from inner edge of well to center. Gather dough together
and knead in remaining flour until smooth, about 1 minute. Wrap in
floured towel. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325~F. Lightly butter
2 baking sheets. Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to a
thickness of 1/4 inch. Cut dough into 2 x 4 inch strips using
scalloped pastry wheel. Place cookies on prepared sheets, spacing 1/2
inch apart. Pierce each cookie several times with tines of fork.
Brush with egg glaze. Bake until light brown, about 25 minutes.

Brush remaining 2 Tablespoons melted butter over hot cookies.
Sprinkle with remaining 3 Tablespoons sugar. Return to oven for 5
minutes. Cool completely on rack.



Store in airtight container.

Yeild about 28 cookies.
From: thomasl@copper.ucs.indiana.edu ((thomasl)) here it is, the actual authentic biscotti as given to me by my
friend ann her husbands family is italian and they eat very well these are crispy and brittle and the recipe makes a
lot but i not enough!
Biscotti di Prato

6 oz blanched whole almonds (i skip the blanching, tho') 2 1/2 C.
flour 2 C. sugar 1/4 t. salt 1/4 t. baking soda 3 eggs

preheat oven to 350 spread almonds on baking sheet and toast until
lightly golden coarsely chop 1/2 of the almonds, leaving the others
whole butter 2 large baking sheets

mix flour, sugar, salt and baking soda together beat in the eggs, and
then the almonds, to obtain a firm dough knead the dough briefly, then
divide it into 4 pieces roll each piece into a cylinder 15" long and
1.5" in diameter place 2 rolls (well-separated!) on each sheet and
bake for 15-20 min. (until lightly browned)

Carefully transfer the rolls to a cutting board and slice each
diagonally into .5" thick slices (you will recognize the
charactaristic biscotti look) set wire racks on baking sheets and lay
the biscotti on them bake 20-30 min. makes 6 dozen which keep
indefinately in aa wire tin excellent dipped in coffee, tea or dessert
wine.

From: ak399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Carole A. Resnick)
Almond-Orange Biscotti

2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
pinch salt
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 Tabl. oil
1/4 tsp. almond extract
finely grated zest of 1 orange
1/2 cup chopped almonds
2 tsp. baking powder

Preheat oven to 350 F.



Grease and flour cookie sheet.

In a large bowl, sift the flour, sugar. baking powder and salt. Make
a well in the center of the mixture; add the remaining ingredients and
mix well. Divide the dough in halt. Shape each half into
fla-bottomed cylinders (1-inch high x 2 1/2-inches wide x 8-inches
long). bake 30-35 minutes or until brown on top. Remove from oven and
cool slightly. Cut into 3/4-inch slices. Return to oven with cut
side down for 15 minutes or until slices are brown. Remove from oven
and cool on racks.

From: "Dave Record, Manager, MSD Computing Services" record@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
Biscotti all'Anise

Makes 48 Cookies

These are the crispy type of biscotti.

3 eggs
2 t anise extract
3/4 C sugar
Pinch salt
1 1/2 C all-purpose flour
1/4 C cornstarch
1/2 t baking powder

PREHEAT OVEN TO 350F. Combine the eggs, extract, sugar and salt in a
mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer and whip with a hand mixer set
at high speed or in a heavy duty mixer fitted with the whip. Continue
whipping until the mixture is very light and increased in volume, 6-7
minutes. While the egg mixture is whipping, combine the flour,
cornstarch and baking powder and stir to mix. Remove the whipped eggs from
the mixer and sift over the flour mixture in three additions, folding it
in after each addition with a rubber spatula. The batter will lose most of
its air and become rather stiff. Pipe the batter, using a pastry bag with a
3/4-inch opening, but no tube, onto a jelly roll pan lined with parchment
paper or buttered wax paper. Pipe two logs about 1 1/2 inches wide and the
length of the pan. Bake the logs about 20 minutes, until they are well risen
and golden. Remove from oven and place logs on a cutting board to cool
about 10 minutes. Using a sharp, serrated knife, slice the logs
diagonally at 1/2-inch intervals. Place the biscotti cut side down on
the pan and return them to the oven for about 10-15 minutes, until they
color lightly on the cut surfaces. Cool the biscotti on the pans and
store them in a tin between layers of wax paper.

Biscotti Napoletani



NICK MALGIERI

Makes 60 Biscotti

Be careful with the first baking of these biscotti. Even though they are
baked a second time after being cut, if they do not bake sufficiently the
first time, the biscotti will have a hard, heavy core.

2 C all-purpose flour
3/4 C sugar
3/4 C whole, unblanched almonds,
finely ground
1/2 t bicarbonate of ammonia or 1/2 t
each, baking powder and baking soda
1/2 t cinnamon
3/4 C whole, unblanched almonds
1/3 C honey
1/3 C water

PREHEAT OVEN TO 350F. Combine all ingredients except honey and water in
a mixing bowl and stir a minute or 2 to mix. Add the honey and water and
stir until a firm dough forms. Remove dough from bowl and divide in half.
Roll each half into a log about 15 inches long. Place both logs, well
apart, on a jelly roll pan lined with parchment or buttered wax paper. Bake
about 30 minutes, until well risen, firm and a dark golden color. Remove
>from oven, cool logs slightly and place on a cutting board. Slice the
logs diagonally at 1/2-inch intervals. Return the cut biscotti to the pan,
cut side down, and bake an additional 15 minutes, until lightly colored and
dry. Cool on the pan. Store in a tin--they keep well.

From: John Spence jspence@cmptrc.lonestar.org

This comes from the Dallas Morning News' "Dallas Life Magazine". The
Highland Park restaurant Patrizio contributes this recipe for
biscotti.

Patrizio Biscotti

1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 t. vinilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour



1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts

Combine butter, sugar and eggs, mixing well. Beat in vanilla.

Combine flowr, baking powder, baking soda and chopped nuts. Add to the
egg mixture. The batter will be very stiff and sticky. Cover the dough
with plastic wrap and refigerate for 1 hour or over night.

With flored hands, divide the dough into two portions and shape each
into a loaf about 12 inched long.

Grease a 10 by 14 baking sheet. Place both loaves on the sheet, leaving
at least 3 inches between them. Flatten each loaf slightly, as evenly as
possible.

Place in preheated 400 degree oven and bake for 20 min. or until firm to
the touch.

Remove can cool on wire rack slightly. Lower oven to 375.

While still warm, slice the loaves into diagonal slices about 1/3 inch
thick.
Arrange on ungreased baking sheet and bake at 375 fro 15 mintues - do
not brown.

Var.
Chocolate: basic recipe, adding 1 cup of cocoa powder and 1 1/2 cups
chocolate chips.

Banana: basic recipe, adding 1/4 cup banana flavoring (not extract)
and use walnuts or pecans

Cinnamon: basic recipe, adding 1/4 cup ground cinnamon. For the
nuts, use almonds or pecans.

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From: stanley@tekig5.pen.tek.com (Stanley J Sylvester)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR.

This is the recipe for my mother's type of biscotti:

Biscotti

3 1/2 C flour
1 C sugar
1/2 C softened butter



2 t baking powder
1/2 t grated lemon rind
1/2 t salt
2 eggs

Blend everything in large bowl and mix. Roll out on floured board
and cut with a four inch water glass. Make 12 circles. Line greased
cupcake pan with the 12 circles. Fill each cup with pastry cream (below).
Top each with another circle cut with a 3 inch glass--make sure the cake is
sealed. Bake 20 to 25 minutes at 375... Let cool completely in pan.

This is my mom's cream-puff cream. It's just a sweet, vanilla
cornstarch pudding. I'm giving you the microwave recipe, because
otherwise it takes an eternity of stirring on the stove, after which
your arm will fall off. If you choose to cook it that way, make sure
you keep the heat low while you're waiting for the stuff to thicken, and
never ever stop stirring, or the cream will stick to the bottom and burn
and then you will have a million nasty little brownish-black flecks
throughout your pudding, which will do absolutely nothing for the
texture.

VANILLA CREAM

In microwave bowl, mix:

2/3 C sugar
3 T cornstarch
1/4 t salt

add a fraction of 2 C milk, a little at first to make a smooth paste,
then the rest until the mixture is smooth. Microwave this at high for
8-9 minutes, stirring every 2 min until the stuff is smooth and
thickened.

Meanwhile, put 3 egg yolks (or two whole eggs) into another bowl and
beat them slightly. Quickly stir half of the hot milk mixture into
eggs, and then add the new egg mixture to the origianl milk mixture.
Microwave at high 1 to 2 min until mixture is thick and glossy.
Add 1 T butter
1 t vanilla extract
(And, optionally, for extra flavor)
1 t almond extract

Let cream cool before adding to cupcakes or creampuffs... If you're
eating it by itself, it's great while it's still warm.

kathy



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From: ak399@cleveland.freenet.edu (Carole A. Resnick)

Title: Biscotti di Regina (Queen's Biscuits)

4 cups sifted flour
1 cup sugar
1 Tbl baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup shortening
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/4 pound sesame seeds (about 2/3 to 3/4 cup)

Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets. Heat the oven to 375F.

Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a
bowl. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or two knives, until
the pieces are the size of small peas. Stir in the eggs and the milk (1
tablespoon at a time) to make a soft dough. Mix together thoroughly.
Break the dough into small pieces and roll each between the palms of your
hands to form rolls about 1 1/2 inches in length. Flatten the rolls
slightly and roll them in the sesame seeds. Place about 3/4 inch apart
on the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until thee cookies are lightly browned.

Makes about 6 dozen cookies.

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[ Shoprite Super Markets Italian Cookbook ]

Posted by Fred Peters.

Biscotti D'Amaretti

3 1/4 c flour, all-purpose
2 1/2 ts baking powder
1/2 c butter or margerine, softened
1 c sugar
3 ea eggs
2 ts lemon peel, finely shredded
1/4 ts almond extract
1 ea pinch saffron, if desired
1/2 c almonds,finely chopped,toasted
1 ea egg white



Combine flour and baking powder. In large mixer bowl beat butter and
sugar until blended. Beat in eggs, lemon peel, almond extract and
saffron. Beat in flour mixture until well blended. Stir in almonds.

Divide dough in half. Shape each portion into a 12x2x1-inch loaf.
Place 6 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Beat the egg
white until foamy. Brush over tops of loaves. Bake in 375F oven 20 to
25 minutes or until light brown. Cool on cookie sheet about 1 hour. Cut
each loaf diagonally into 1/2-inch thick slices. Lay slices, cut side
down, on cookie sheet. Bake in a 325F oven 10 minutes longer or until
dry and crisp. Cool on wire rack. These cookies are good made several
days ahead and stored in a paper bag to soften slightly. To store
longer, place in a covered container. Makes about 36 cookies.

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From: Barry Hayes
From: nsv@infos.ri.cmu.edu (Nicole Vecchi)

Biscotti*

1 cup sugar 1/4 cup vegetable oil 3 cups sifted flour 2 tsps.
baking powder 2 tsps. (anise) extract (substitute vanilla)

cream sugar, eggs and oil. Slowly, add 1/2 of the flour, baking
powder and extract. Add remaining half of flour, kneading until dough
is medium soft.

Roll into 4 small "buns." Place onto greased cookie sheets (2 buns on
each), and flatten to about 1/2 inch. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Remove and cut 1/2 inch angled slices--while still hot! put pieces
back on cookie sheet and "toast" on 1 side at 425 degrees for 3
minutes.

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From: fwy@cs.brown.edu (Felix Yen)

Biscotti

The result depends heavily on your mixing technique and on the flour
you use. If your first batch resembles a sack of small bricks, try
(try) again.

1 cup unblanched almonds
1-3/4 cups white flour, unsifted
1/2 cup whole wheat flour



1/2 cup turbinado sugar
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
3 large eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Roast almonds in a 350F oven for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned.
Cool to room temperature. Mix together dry ingredients in a large
bowl reserving about 1 cup. Lightly beat eggs and vanilla and add.
Work mixture until dough coheres adding reserved dry ingredients if
necessary. Add nuts and knead until they are evenly distributed.
Divide into thirds and rest for a few minutes. Then shape into slabs
about 1" wide and 12-14" long. Place on a lightly oiled cookie sheet
and bake at 300F for 50 minutes. Cool on a rack for 5 minutes then
cut diagonal bars 1/2" thick. Lay the cookies on their sides and
return to the oven for 50 minutes. Store in a paper bag for 5-6 days
before serving. Yield: about 4 dozen.

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From: ekman@netcom.com (Crossly the Glad-Eyed Bear)

***** Biscotti *****

1 1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp almond paste
1/2 tsp salt
4 ea eggs, large
2 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp almond extract
2 Tbsp pine nuts
2 Tbsp confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place a mixing bowl over hot but not
boiling water, or use a big double boiler. Put the sugar, almond
paste, salt, and eggs into the bowl, and beat for 5 minutes, or until
the mixture is lukewarm and looks like pancake batter. Make sure that
the almond paste is well beaten also. Take the bowl off the hot water
and continue beating for another 5 minutes, or until the batter is
cool and looks almost like frosting. Sift the flour with the baking
powder and fold it gently into the batter. Add the almond extract and
fold again. Using a teaspoon, drop cookies 1 1/2 inches apart on
buttered and floured cookie sheets, decorate with pine nuts, and
sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Let stand about 5 minutes, and
then bake for 15 minutes (at 350 degrees), or until toasty and crisp
on the outside.


Biscotti

Biscotti
From: teresa l kellner tkellner@crystal.cirrus.com
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1993 17:28:17 -0500

3/4 C whole almonds
2 C all-purpose flour
7/8 C sugar
1 tsp baking soda
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 C almond extract or almond liquor (such as Amaretto)

zest of 1 small orange - optional

Put almonds in a shallow pan. Toast at 350F for 10 minutes.
Cool. Chop coarsely.
Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and nuts in a large mixing bowl.
In a separate bowl, beat eggs, vanilla, almond extract and zert about
1 minute. Add to flour mixture.
Cut dough in half. On a greased and floured baking sheet, pat dough
into two logs, 1/2" thick x 1-1/2" wide and 12" long.
Place logs 2" apart. Bake in a preheated 300F over for 50 minutes or
until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
With a serrated knife, cut loaves at 45 degree angle, 1/2" thick
(16-10 pieces). Lay slices flat on a baking sheet. Cook at 275F
for 20-25 minutes, turning once.
Store in an airtight container.

(from my mother-in-law, Eleanor Kellner)

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Black Currant Tea Brownies

Black Currant Tea Brownies
From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1993 22:02:59 GMT
1/3 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon black currant flavoured tea leaves 2 squares (1 ounce
each) unsweetened chocolate 1 stick (4 ounces) butter 2 eggs, at room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup
all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon creme de cassis 1/4 cup black currant preserves 1/2 cup
heavy cream 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped Preheat the oven to 350F. butter an 8 inch
square baking pan. In a heatproof cup, pour the boilig water over 2 teaspoons of the tea; let steep for 5
minutes. Strain the tea into a small bowl. In a heavy saucepan, melt the unsweetened chocolate with the
butter over low heat. Let cool for 10 minutes. In a medium mixer bowl, beat the eggs at high speed until
well blended. Gradually beat in the sugar, beating until the mixture thickens slightly. Reduce the mixer
speed to low and beat in the melted chocolate, then beat in 3 tablespoons of the strained tea. Fold in the
flour and salt until just blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or
until the top is shiny and firm and the batter begins to shrink from the sides of the pan. Let cool on a rack
for 10 minutes. In a small bowl, combine the remaining strained tea and the creme de cassis. Brush over
the warm brownies and let cool completely on the rack. In a small saucepan, melt the preserves over
moderate heat, stirring frequently. Strain the preserves and brush them over the brownies. In a heavy
saucepan, bring the cream to a boil over moderately high heat. Remove from the heat and stir in the
remaining 2 teaspoons tea leaves; let steep for 5 minutes. Strain the cream into a small clean saucepan
and return to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the bittersweet chocolate. Stir until the chocolate is
melted and the ganache mixture is smooth. Let cool for 5 minutes. Using a flat spatula, spread the
chocolate ganache over the brownies in an even layer. Refrigerate until the ganache is partially set, then
cut the brownies into bite-size bars. Serve at room temperature. mara

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Brownies

Brownies
From: cazeved1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Celina R. Azevedo)
Date: 1 Nov 1993 02:09:32 GMT

3/4 c butter/margarine
4 oz. unsweetened chocolate
4 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 c. flour ( I like to use whole wheat)
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 jar raspberry preserves

Melt the butter and the chocolate together. Let cool. Meanwhile, beat the
cream cheese with one of the eggs, then set aside. Add the other 3 eggs,
beaten, to the cooled chocolate mixture. Then add the sugar and the flour.
Pour half this batter into an ungreased 9" x 13" pan. Top with the cream
cheese mixture, then with the preserves. Spread on the rest of the batter.
(if you're interested in a marble effect, then you could probably pull a
knife through the batter at this stage to create swirls) Bake at 350 F
for 30-40 minutes (although I've found that, if you use the whole wheat
flour, they tend to take longer, up to an hour) .

Enjoy!

--Celina

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Chocolate Brownies

Chocolate Brownies

From: smudd@vstn1.math.uoknor.edu (stephanie)
Date: 30 Sep 1993 16:40 CDT

Lightly butter 12" x 71/2" pan, chop 4 oz. bittersweet chocolate into
small pieces and pklace in top of double boiler, set over hot water.
Stir until smooth and melted. In bowl of electric mixer combine
1 1/2 cups sugar and 6 Tbs. pure vanilla extract and 1/2 tsp. salt.
Beat in 3 eggs one at a time. Beat at moderate speek until
thickened and increased in volume, about 5 min. Add the chocolate
and beat until well blended. Remove bowl from mixer and gradually
fold in 3/4 cup sifted flour then fold in 1 1/2 cups walnut pieces.
Pour into prepared pan, smooth top and bake utnil done in center,
35-40 min. Let rest in pan for 30 min.

This recipe is out of the Williams-Sonoma Autumn 1993 catalog.

amyl

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
From: belville@athena.mit.edu (Sharon Belville)
Date: 5 Aug 1993 18:43:55 GMT

For the person who was looking for the world's best -- these are from my
grandmother.

Cream: 1 cup Crisco
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar
Add: 2 beaten eggs
1 tsp vanilla flavoring
Sift together and add:
1 3/4 cup flour with
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
Add to creamed mixture:
2/3 cup oatmeal (quick cooking)
1 cup nuts (optional)
1 pkg chocolate chips (I use 6 ounce package)

Drop by teaspoonsful onto baking sheet. Bake at 350F, 12-15 minutes.
--
mara

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Cinnamon Cookies

Cinnamon Cookies
From: sharon@comlab.oxford.ac.uk (Sharon Curtis)
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1993 19:21:44 GMT

Ingredients (stick to one set of measurements):

225g 8oz 2 cups self raising (self rising) flour
1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of (baking) soda
1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp ground cinnamon
100g 4oz 1 st / 8tbsp butter
100g 4oz 2/3 cup soft (light) brown sugar
1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp orange juice
1 1 1 egg, separated
2 tbsp 2 tbsp 2 tbsp caster (granulated) sugar

Method:

Sift the flour, soda and 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon into a bowl. Rub
in the butter, then stir in the brown sugar. Add the juices, egg yolk
and enough of the egg white to make a dough.
Roll out the dough thinly and cut into 5cm/2" rounds. Place on greased
baking sheets. Brush with the rest of the egg white, lightly beaten.
Mix the white sugar with the remaining cinnamon and sprinkle on top.
Bake in a preheated moderately hot oven (190C/375F/GM5) for 15 to 20 mins.

Makes about 50.

amyl

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/cookies/cinn-cookies.html [12/17/1999 10:55:30 AM]

COLLECTION: Cookies Vol.1 (of 2)

From: hz225wu@unidui.uni-duisburg.de (Micaela Pantke)
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 93 09:33:35 +0200

Contents
q Abernethy Biscuts (Vida Halligan)
q Boom Booms (Babs Woods)
q Brownies (Dee Nolan) (Doreen Randal)
q Butter Spritz (Jann Springer)
q Cheerio Bars (howard@cs.uiuc.edu)
q Chocolate Almond Macaroons (Erica D. Rodgers)
q Chocolate Chew (Doreen Randal)
q Chocolate Chip Cookie (Sandra Loosemore)
q Chocolate Chip Cookies (Tanya Heikkinen)
q Chocolate Coconut Macaroons (Erica D. Rodgers)
q Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies (Carl Ijames)
q Choco-Peanut Butter Cookies (Steve Short)
q Coconut Macaroons (stephen@admin1.unbsj.ca)
q Cowboy Cookies (D. Scott Katzer)
q Cream Cheese Brownies (Sophia W Wang)
q Cream Cheese Brownies (Tanya Pinto)
q Death By Chocolate (Janis Wallace)
q Death By Chocolate I (Buffy Hyler)
q Death By Chocolate II (Buffy Hyler)
q Death By Chocolate Brownies (Tom Purcia)
q Delicious Cookies (Ruth)
q Diamonds (Lebanese Cookie Similar To Baklava) (Rochelle Newman)
q Digestiv Biscuts (Vida Halligan)
q Easy Chocolate Eclair Dessert (epusers)
q Fudge Cookies (Janet "Mostly Harmless" Morrissey)
q Fudgy Oatmeal Bars (Julie)
q Ginger Wafers (Vida Halligan)
q Insulin Shock Black Hole Brownies (Jack Coyote)

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/cookies/mp-cookie-coll-1.html (1 of 36) [12/17/1999 10:55:39 AM]


q Lemon Fire Crisps (Stan England)
q Lemon Whippersnapers (Janet "Mostly Harmless" Morrissey)
q Maple Peanut Cookies (Pat Dennis)
q M&M Cookies (Sheila Wallace)
q Mother's Spritz Cookies (Lauren H Halverson)
q Nobby Buns (Michael Panayiotakis)
q Oatmeal Chocolate Chip (Edward A. Russell)
q Oatmeal Scotch Chippers (Erica D. Rodgers)
q Original Toll House Cookies (Kate Connally)
q Paper Thin Almond Saffron Cookies (Bill Maddex)
q Peanut Butter And Oatmeal Sandwiches (Erica D. Rodgers)
q Peanut Butter Cookies (1) (Janet "Mostly Harmless" Morrissey)
q Peanut Butter Cookies (2) (Janet "Mostly Harmless" Morrissey)
q Peanut Butter Cookies (Lance Samura)
q Peanut Butter Cookies (snugglebug)
q Peanut Butter Magic Cookies (Judy Robinson)
q Peanut Butter-Butter Cookies (Linda/BDT Burbank, CA)
q Peanutty Crisscrosses (Erica D. Rodgers)
q Raisin Chews (Lance Samura)

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From: ruby@crash.amigans.gen.nz (Vida Halligan)

Source: _Aunt Daisy's NEW COOKERY_ (1947)

ABERNETHY BISCUTS
=================

Ingredients:
------------
1 lb flour
2 oz. sugar
2/3 cup milk
1/2 level tsp baking soda
3 oz butter
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp caraway flavouring

Instructions:
-------------



Sift flour and salt, add sugar; Rub in the butter. Mix milk and soda
add flavouring; mix this into dry ingredients, Knead, roll out about 1/4
inch thick, cut into shapes, cook in a quick oven 350-400 deg F

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From: babs@jfwhome.FUNHOUSE.COM (Babs Woods)

Source: "Rosie's All-Butter, Fresh Cream, Sugar-Packed No-Holds-Barred
Baking Book"

BOOM BOOMS
==========
(Makes 9-12 brownies)

Ingredients:
------------
4 ozs unsweetened chocolate
1 stick unsalted butter, room temp
1-1/4 C + 1 T sugar
1/2 t vanilla extract
3 large eggs, room temp
3/4 C all-purpose flour

Instructions:
-------------
Preheat oven to 300F.

Lightly grease an 8" square pan with butter or vegetable oil.

Melt the chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler placed over
simmering water [I melt mine in the nukebox; 2 mins, high -- Babs].
Cool the mixture for 5 minutes.

Place the sugar in a medium-sized mixing bowl and pour in the chocolate
mixture. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, mix until blended,
about 25 seconds [I'd just do it by hand with fork or whisk]. Scrape
the bowl with a rubber spatula.

Add the vanilla. With the mixer on medium-low speed, add the eggs one
at a time, blending after each addition until the yolk is broken and
dispersed, about 10 seconds. Scrape the bowl after the last egg and
blend until velvety, about 15 more seconds.

Add the flour on low speed and mix for 20 seconds; finish the mixing by
hand, being certain to mix in any flour at the bottom of the bowl. Set
aside.



Cream Cheese filling:
---------------------
8 ozs cream cheese, chilled
1-1/2 t all-purpose flour
5 T sugar
1 large egg, room temp
1/4 t vanilla extract

Instructions:
-------------
Mix all the filling ingredients in a food processor and process until
blended, about 45 seconds. Set aside.

Spread about 2/3 of the brownie batter in the prepared pan. Spread the
cream cheese filling over the brownie batter. Using a spoon, scoop the
remaining brownie batter over the filling in nine equal mounds arranged
in rows of threes so that there is some space between them.

Run a chopstick or the handle of a wooden spoon back and forth the
length of the pan, making parallel lines about 1-1/2 inches apart, then
do the same thing in the othre direction as if making a grid. This will
marbleize the two mixtures. Shake the pan gently back and forth to
level the batter.

Bake the bars on the center oven rack until a tester in the center comes
out clean or with some moist crumbs, about 50 minutes. Allow the
brownies to cool for 1 hour before cutting.

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From: ynnuf@yetti.amigans.gen.nz (Doreen Randal)

BROWNIES (Dee Nolan)
====================

Ingredients:
------------
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup coconut
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Instructions:



-------------
Preheat oven to 180C. Grease 9"x13"pan. Mix cocoa and sugar in a large
bowl, add melted butter and beat till smooth. Add eggs one at a time
then add vanilla. Mix together flour, coconut and salt, stir into
coconut mixture with nuts. Pour into greased pan and bake 35 minutes.
Cool in pan, on rack and cut into squares. Yields; about 30.

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From: springer@khonshu.Colorado.EDU (Jann Springer)

BUTTER SPRITZ
=============

Ingredients:
------------
2 cups butter (*not* margarine)
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs or 6 yolks
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. vanilla
5 C. flour

Instructions:
-------------
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Add extracts. Sift together flour,
baking powder, and salt. Add to mixture. Batter will be very stiff.
Use cookie press and bake at 350 degrees F for 8 minutes or until golden
brown.

Personal note: I refrigerate the dough to make it less sticky and
sometimes even refrigerate the cookie sheets between batches to help
make the cookies stick to the sheet instead of melting because the sheet
is hot. Since my press is so old, I have to fuss with it alot more than
with a new one. These things seem to help. I also cut the baking
powder in half because I am at about 6000'. Probably will not be an
issue for you.

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From: howard@cs.uiuc.edu

CHEERIO BARS
============

Ingredients:



------------
1c karo syrup
1c sugar

Instructions:
------------
Mix in pan and bring to a slow boil - you can't let it boil! Make sure
the sugar is completely dissolved...by slow boil, I mean let the sugar
and syrup then let it come to where there are just little bubbles
forming around the edge of the pan

Then add:
---------
1c crunchy peanut butter
1c chocolate chips

Stir together and pour over 6c Cheerios - you may use rice krispies...
Spread in pan.... Note: these are very rich and addictive :}

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From: the1edr@cabell.vcu.edu (Erica D. Rodgers)

Source: Nestle's Toll House Recipe Collection

CHOCOLATE ALMOND MACAROONS
==========================
(Makes 2 dozen 2-inch cookies)

Ingredients:
------------

Cookies:
--------
12 oz (2 cups) Nestle Toll House Little Bits semi-sweet
chocolate, divided (or any other miniature chocolate chips)
2 egg whites
8 oz almond paste
1/3 cup sifted confectioner's sugar
2 tblsp all purpose flour

Topping:
--------
1 cup Nestle Toll House Little Bits semi-sweet chocolate (reserved
from 12 ounce package used for cookies)
1 tblsp vegetable shortening
1/4 cup chopped blanched almonds



Instructions:
-------------

Cookies:
--------
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Melt over hot (NOT boiling) water, 1 cup
chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Set aside. In large bowl, combine
egg whites, almond paste, confectioner's sugar, and flour; beat until
smooth. Blend in melted chocolate. Spoon macaroon mixture into pastry
bag fitted with rosette tip. Pipe 1 3/4 inch rosettes onto foil lined
cookie sheets. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.

Topping:
--------
Combine over hot (NOT boiling) water, 3/4 cup chips and vegetable
shortening; stir until morsels are melted and mixture is smooth.
Drizzle each macaroon with 1/2 teaspoonful of chocolate. Sprinkle with
remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips and chopped almonds.

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From: ynnuf@yetti.amigans.gen.nz (Doreen Randal)

CHOCOLATE CHEW
==============

Ingredients + Instructions:
---------------------------
Melt together 6oz butter and 1 Tbs golden syrup. Add 1 cup flour,
1 cup rice bubbles, 1 cup coconut, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 Tbs cocoa and
1/2 tsp vanilla. Mix well together. Bake in moderate oven 180C (350F)
20 minutes. Ice with chocolate icing while warm and cut into fingers.

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From: loosemore-sandra@cs.yale.edu (Sandra Loosemore)

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE
=====================

Ingredients:
------------
2/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour



1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup nuts
6 oz chocolate chips

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From: theikkinen@marvin.ag.uidaho.edu (Tanya Heikkinen)

Source: Fanny Farmer's cookbook

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
======================

Ingredients:
------------
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/8 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions:
-------------
Well, you know how to mix them :') Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

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From: the1edr@cabell.vcu.edu (Erica D. Rodgers)

Source: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts, by Natalie Haughton

CHOCOLATE COCONUT MACAROONS
===========================

Ingredients:
------------
2 cups flaked or shredded coconut
1/3 cup sugar
1 tblsp light corn syrup
2 tblsp flour
3 tblsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teasp vanilla extract
2 egg whites
Dash of salt



Instructions:
-------------
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a medium bowl, mix together
coconut, sugar, corn syrup, flour and cocoa powder until well blended.
Stir in vanilla, unbeaten egg whites, and salt until well mixed.

2. Using a small 1 1/2 inch diameter ice cream scoop or a generouse
tablespoonful, place 15 small mounds of coconut mixture 1 1/2 inches
apart on a greased, foil-lined cookie sheet. Bake 18 to 22 minutes,
until just set. Let cool on pan. When cool, carefully seperate cookies
from foil.

Note:
-----
These are delicious, chewy, and easy to prepare. Eat them "as is", or
use them to make Sarah Bernhardts (recipe follows).

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From: ijames@helix.nih.gov (Carl Ijames)

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL COOKIES
=========================

Ingredients:
------------
1/2 cup milk
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 stick butter

Instructions:
-------------
Heat over medium heat while stirring until boiling. Let boil for 5
minutes, then remove from heat.

Stir in:
--------
3 cups oatmeal
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup peanut butter (optional)

Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto wax paper and let cool (or start
eating - they are good hot too). You have about 3 to 4 minutes after
removing from heat to get the oatmeal stirred in and the cookies dropped
out. After that, enjoy licking the pan and your fingers. I
experimented with less milk (1/3 to 1/4 cup) and boiling for 1 to 3



minutes, and sometimes the cookies came out with a better texture
(moister and softer), but sometimes they never set up at all and we ate
them with a spoon. This way they are a little dry after storing a
couple of days, so I just make sure they get eaten sooner.

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From: short@neocad.com (Steve Short)

Source: the Quaker Oats Can

CHOCO-PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
===========================
(Makes about 6 dozen)

Ingredients:
------------
1 1/2 C firmly packed brown sugar
1 C creamy or chunky peanut butter
3/4 C margarine
1/3 C water
1/4 C better'n eggs or 1 egg
1 t vanilla
3 C quaker oats
1 1/2 C flour
1/2 t baking soda
1 1/2 C semi-sweet chocolate pieces
4 t vegetable shortening
1/3 C chopped peanuts

Instructions:
-------------
Oven at 350 degrees.

Beat brown sugar, peanut butter and margarine until fluffy. Blend in
water, egg substitute and vanilla. Add combined oats, flour and baking
soda. Mix well. Cover and chill 1 hour. Shape into 1-inch balls.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Using bottom of a glass dipped into
sugar, press into 1/4 inch thick circles. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until
edges are golden brown. Remove to wire rack to cool.

Melt chocolate pieces as package directs, stir in vegetable shortening
mixing until smooth. Top each cookie with 1/2 t. of melted chocolate.
Sprinkle with chopped peanuts.

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From: stephen@admin1.unbsj.ca



Source: the Eagle Brand milk can

COCONUT MACAROONS
=================

Ingredients:
------------
3 pkgs (200 g each) flaked coconut
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 tsp (10 mL) vanila
1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) almond extract

Instructions:
-------------
Preheat oven to 325F (160C). In large mixing bowl combine coconut,
condensed milk, vanilla and almond extract; mix well. Drop by rounded
spoonfuls onto well greased cookie sheets. Bake on middle rack of oven,
twelve at a time, 10 to 12 minutes or until browned around edges. Cool
slightly. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Store loosely covered
at room temperature. Makes about 4 dozen.

Chocolate: Omit almond extract. Add 4 squares (28 g each) unsweetened
chocolate, melted. Proceed as above.

Chocolate Chip: Omit almond extract. Add 1 cup (250 mL) mini chocolate
chips. Proceed as above.

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From: katzer@estd.nrl.navy.mil (D. Scott Katzer)

COWBOY COOKIES
==============
(Makes about 60 3-inch diameter cookies)

Equipment:
----------
2 LARGE bowls
measuring cups
measuring spoons
heavy mixing spoon
cookie sheets
(oven tiles - optional)

Ingredients:
------------
A.) 1 pound butter



B.) 2 cups sugar
C.) 2 cups, packed, dark brown sugar
D.) 4 eggs
E.) 4 cups flour
F.) 2 tsp salt
G.) 2 tsp baking soda
H.) 1 tsp double-acting baking powder
I.) 6 cups rolled oats (e.g. Quaker Old Fashioned)
J.) 2 12 oz packages chocolate chips
K.) 2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:
-----------
0. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

1. Mix A-D together in the bigger bowl.

2. Mix E-H together in other bowl.

3. Add E-H to A-D in larger bowl. Blend well.

4. Add oats. Mix well.

5. Add chocolate chips and vanilla. Mix well. Dough should be stiff
but a little sticky. Refrigerate if necessary.

6. Form dough into golf-ball sized balls and place on cookie sheet,
spaced a little over an inch apart.

7. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes. Cookies should be just
brown on top, with golden brown bottoms and around 1/2-inch thick.
Chocolate chips on bottom should NOT burn!

Tips:
-----
1. Use an oven thermometer.

2. DO NOT OVERBAKE!!!

3. If you are using an electric oven, the bottoms of the cookies will
likely burn unless you use some oven tiles on the bottom rack, or use
one of the magic double-layered cookies sheets.

4. Use REAL ingredients. Don't skimp! You're worth it!

5. If cookies collapse on cooling and look greasy, then add another cup
of oats to the dough.



6. If oats do not mix into the dough and cookies have a lot of visible
oat flakes, then you may be using too much oats. The cookies should be
chewy.

7. Store them in an air-tight container with a slice of bread to keep
them from getting hard.

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From: swwang@zuni.litc.lockheed.com (Sophia W Wang)

Source: Baker's _Book of Chocolate Riches_

CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES
=====================

Ingredients:
------------
1 pkg (4 oz.) Baker's German's sweet chocolate
5 tbsp butter or margarine
1 pkg (3 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts
1 tsp vanilla

Instructions:
-------------
Melt chocolate with 3 tablespoons of the butter over very low heat,
stirring constantly until smooth. Cool. Cream reamining 2 tablespoons
butter with the cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar,
creaming until light and fluffy. Blend in 1 of the eggs, 1 tablespoon
of flour and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.

Beat remaining 2 eggs until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in 3/4 cup
sugar and continue beating until thickened. Stir in baking powder,
salt, and 1/2 cup flour. Blend in chocolate. Stir in nuts and 1
teaspoon vanilla.

Spread half of the chocolate batter in a greased 8- or 9-inch square
pan. Spread cheese mixture over the top. Drop remaining chocolate
batter by tablespoonfuls over top. Swirl through batters with a spatula



to marble. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in pan. Cut
into squares or bars. Makes 16 to 20.

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From: rolls@cis.umassd.edu (Tanya Pinto)

CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES
=====================

Ingredients:
------------
1 pkg. brownie mix (family size)
1/4 c. butter - 4 T (at room temp.)
1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese (at room temp.)
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 T flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. nuts chopped

Instructions:
-------------
Prepare brownie mix according to package directions adding 1/2 c. nuts.
in a small bowl beat creeam cheese and butter together until blended.
Beat in sugar. Add eggs, flour, vanilla and beat. reserve.

Spread half of pprepared brownie mix in 13 by 9 inch pan. Evenly spread
reserved cream cheese mixture oveer it, tilting pan and letting it run
to all sides works wwell. Dot with remaining brownie mixture. At one
corner off pan insert knife (only through cream cheese mixture) and make
4 zig zag marks across surface; rotate pan 1/4 turn and reepeat zig
zagging. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until cake testeer
inserted in center comes out clean-about 25 minutes. Cool completely on
a wire rack. Chill before cutting in squares and removing. Store
covered in refrigerator.

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From: jkwallac@uci.edu (Janis Wallace)

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE
==================

Ingredients:
------------
1 brownie mix
1/2 c Kahlua



1 pkg chocolate pudding (DO NOT USE INSTANT PUDDING) (use the large size,
the package that requires 3 cups of milk)
1 12-oz. container of Cool Whip
2 Heath Bars, chopped (or one bag of already chopped Heath Bar pieces)
Chopped Walnuts

Instructions:
-------------
Prepare brownie mix using the receipt for "cake-like" brownies. While
still warm and in the baking pan, poke brownies with a fork. Pour all of
the Kahlua over the baked brownies.

Prepare chocolate pudding according to instructions and refrigerate
until slightly set. Use half of the pan of brownies and line the bottom
of the bowl. (do not crumble them, but try to get pieces as large as
possible). Press lightly up the sides of the bowl.

Cover with half of the prepared chocolate pudding; then half of the
container of Cool Whip. Sprinkle with 1 chopped Heath Bar (or half of
the package). Repeat layers with remaining ingredients. Top with the
Chopped walnuts. Refrigerate.

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From: hyler@ast.saic.com (Buffy Hyler)

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE I
====================

Ingredients:
------------
2 c. flour
1 tbsp. double-acting baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 c. sugar
2 large eggs
1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature, quartered
1 c. sour cream
1/2 c. water
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 c. plus 2 tbsp. cocoa
1 12-oz package semisweet chocolate chips
powdered sugar

Instructions:
-------------
Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda twice. Place in a small
bowl. Beat the sugar and eggs in a large mixing bowl until sugar is



dissolved. Add butter and mix into egg mixture thoroughly. Add sour
cream, water, vanilla extract, and beat. Add flour mixture and cocoa
and beat slowly just until flour is absorbed. Do not overbeat.

Fold in chocolate chips and pour into buttered Bundt pan. Bake at 350
degrees F for 1 hour.

When cool, sift powdered sufar on top.

Variation: Replace 1/4 c. of the water with Grand Marnier.

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From: hyler@ast.saic.com (Buffy Hyler)

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE II
=====================

Ingredients:
------------
1 box chocolate cake mix
1 box instant chocolate pudding (4 serving size (1/2 cup per serving))
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup water (I sometimes substitute Grand Marnier here)
1/2 cup sour cream
4 eggs
12 oz chocolate, semi sweet chips

Instructions:
-------------
Mix ingredients, in order. Pour into greased Bundt pan. Cook at 350
for 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes and remove from pan. Believe me,
frosting is not necessary with this cake. It's from Dom DeLuise's
cookbook and is called Death by Chocolate II. (Death by Chocolate I is
completely from scratch)

Additional Notes (mine, not Dom D's):
-------------------------------------
1) This stuff is *very* thick. I skipped the mixers and just used a
spoon to mix for about 3-4 minutes until there was no more visible dry
ingredients.

2) You might want to up the 1/4 cup oil to 1/2 cup oil. I did this and
had a significantly moister but still dense cake.

3) This cake will most likely vary by the type of chocolate cake mix
bought. My best results to date were by using the chocolate "pudding in
the box" cake mix combined with 1/2 cup oil.



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From: tomp@acpy01.att.com (Tom Purcia (CXNIXPT1))

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
===========================

Ingredients:
------------
1 pkg family size brownie mix
1/2 - 3/4 cup Kahlua
2 12oz containers Whipped topping
3 pkgs Jello Mousse
6 Skor or Heath bars

Instructions:
-------------
Make brownies according to the directions on box. When done prick the
top of the brownies all over and pour Kahlua over brownies and let sit
covered over night. Make Mousse according to package. Break up
brownies with a fork and put 1/3 into the bottom of a trifle bowl. Top
with a third of the mousse and 2 candy bars and a layer of Whipped
topping. Continue untill the bowl is full. Refrigerate for 2 hours
then serve.

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From: Ruth

DELICIOUS COOKIES
=================
(Bolachas deliciosas)

Ingredients:
------------
3.5 cups flour
1.25 cups sugar
1.25 cups butter
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup ground almonds
a few tblsp milk

Instructions:
-------------
In a bowl mix all indgredients together, add milk until dough is of
consistency to roll with a rolling pin. On a floured board, roll dough
about 1/4 inch thick, cut with a cookie cutter. Place cookies on a



greased baking sheet and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about
15 minutes. Cool. Makes about 24 cookies.

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From: v313mdm8@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Rochelle Newman)

DIAMONDS (LEBANESE COOKIE SIMILAR TO BAKLAVA)
=============================================

Ingredients:
------------
1 lb filo dough (keep dough wrapped in damp towel once you cut it)
2 lbs butter (lightly salted)
1 1/2 c. walnuts, ground fine
1 bottle orange flower water (should be available at specialty shops,
or at a grocery store with a very good ethnic section)
3 1/2 c. sugar (or more to taste)
1 3/4 c. water
juice of 2 lemons

Instructions:
-------------
Mix nuts with 1/2 c. sugar, or more to taste. Add 1 1/2 Tblsp. orange
flower water.

Make syrup ahead of time. Mix 3 c. sugar and water to boil; boil 1/2
hr. Add lemon juice, and 1 1/2 Tblsp. orangeflower water.

Melt butter. Line 13x9 pan with butter. Separate dough in half; cut to
fit pan. Keep left-over pieces of dough to fill in spaces.

Separate sheets of dough and put 2 sheets together. Add 2 sheets at a
time to pan and then butter well. Add 2 more sheets and butter again.
You can fill in layers with pieces. Continue until half the dough is
used.

Add layer of nuts, and then repeat procedure as you did for the bottom
half. Butter top layer and cut into diamonds with sharp knife.

Pour remaining butter over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until
golden brown.

Let cool slightly, and add some of the syrup. Then cool completely.
Use remainder of syrup to "freshen them up" when you serve or eat them.

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DIGESTIV BISCUTS
================

Ingredients:
------------
3 oz butter
4 oz wholemeal flour
4 oz oatmeal (medium)
1 1/2 oz castor sugar
pinch of salt
small pinch of baking soda
1/2 an egg

Instructions:
-------------
Rub butter into flour and oatmeal, add sugar, salt and soda.
Bind with the beaten egg. Put dough on pastry board, sprinkled
with oatmeal, and roll out. Sprinkle lightly with oatmeal, roll
it in, then cut into shapes. Bake in fairly hot oven.

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From: epdavis@befac.indstate.edu (epusers)

EASY CHOCOLATE ECLAIR DESSERT
=============================

Ingredients:
------------
2 small boxes Instant French Vanilla Pudding
1 large tub Cool Whip
3 cups milk
1 box graham crackers
1 can of Chocolate Frosting

Instructions:
-------------
Line 9 x 13 pan with whole graham crackers (bottom only). Mix the
instant pudding using the 3 cups of milk. Fold in the Cool Whip.
Alternate layers of whole graham crackers with the pudding mixture
(crackers, pudding, crackers, pudding, and final layer is crackers).
Ice the top layer of graham crackers with the chocolate frosting. This
may be done by icing the crackers individually before laying on pudding,
then filling in the spaces with the remaining icing. Let set overnight.



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From: morrissey@stsci.edu (Janet "Mostly Harmless" Morrissey)

FUDGE COOKIES
=============

Ingredients:
------------
1 pkg. brownie mix
2 eggs
4 tsp butter
2/3 - 1 cup nuts or coconut

Instructions:
-------------
Combine butter and brownie mix. Add eggs and stir with fork. Add nuts
or coconut and stir. Drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake
at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes.

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From: jaj406@kepler.unh.edu (Julie)

Source: An Old Betty Crocker book

FUDGY OATMEAL BARS
==================

Ingredients:
------------
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup margarine, softened
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups quick oats or old fashion
2 tbsp margarine
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 package (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 salt
(1 cup chopped nuts optional)

Instructions:



-------------
Heat oven at 350'. Mix brown sugar, cup of margarine, tsp vanilla, and
the eggs. Stir in the flour, baking soda, and 1/2 tsp salt; stir in the
oats. Set aside 1/3 of the Oat mixture. Press remaining Oat mixture in
a greased jelly pan.

Heat 2 tbsp margarine, the milk and chocolate chips over low heat,
stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat, stir
in (nuts), tsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp salt. Spread over oat mixture in
pan. Drop the reserved oat mixture onto the chocolate mixture.

Bake until golden brown - 25 to 30 minutes. Makes about 70 2x1 inch
bars.

Very good, try them cold from the fridge.

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GINGER WAFERS
=============

Ingredients:
------------
4 oz butter
4 oz sugar
2 Tblsp Golden Syrup
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 dessertsp groung ginger
1 level tsp cake powder
1 Tblsp milk

Instructions:
-------------
Cream butter, sugar and syrup, add dry ingredients, and lastly
soda in the milk. Roll out very thin, cut in squares, bake about
20 minutes, moderate oven.

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From: uphrrmk@gemini.oscs.montana.edu (Jack Coyote)

INSULIN SHOCK BLACK HOLE BROWNIES



=================================

Start with your favorite brownie batter. You want enough to fill *two*
9x9x2 baking pans. In addition you need:

Ingredients Brand of Choice
-------------------- -----------------
1/2 jar Hot Fudge Mrs. Richardson's
1 cup Peanut Butter, smooth [optional] Real
16 oz Chocolate Morsels Nestle's
1 bar Dark Chocolate [optional] White Cloud's Dark
Choc. with Mint Crystal
2 cups Flavored Liquor [optional] Bailey's, Chambord,
or Rumpleminze

Instructions:
-------------
Melt 12oz of Chocolate Morsels, Hot Fudge, Peanut Butter and 1 cup of
the Liqour in a small saucepan. When mixture is liquid, mix into batter
(for the truly decadent, replace all fluids (milk/water) in batter with
Liquor).

Pour batter into ONE 13x9x2 pan.

Melt remaining Chocolate & Liquor in saucepan. Using a spoon, drizzle
the chocolate over the batter (needs to be very liquid to work well).
Pour the rest over ice cream to keep you from eating the brownies
immediately.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 35-40 min.

Important:
----------
Every 5-10 minutes, remove the pan from the oven and *slam* it down on a
counter two or three times. If you do not, the brownies will escape
into the bowels of your oven!

Brownies are done when a toothpick inserted *near the edge* comes out
clean.

Note:
-----
The center will still be semi-liquid.

Can be eaten immediately, but best after 24 hours (it takes time for the
fudge to set!).

Consume a 1" cube with a half-gallon of milk. Share a lot. (the all



Bailey's version is *very* popular)

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From: thomase@tekig5.pen.tek.com (Stan England)

Source: June 1993 Chile Pepper

LEMON FIRE CRISPS
=================
(Yield: 6 dozen)

Ingredients:
------------
2 sticks butter or margarine, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 tblsp lemon juice
2 tblsp grated lemon peel
1 egg
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp cayenne powder
1/4 tsp salt

Instructions:
-------------
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the lemon juice,
lemon peel, and egg and beat well. Sift the dry ingredients together.
Beat into the butter mixture. Place the mixture into a cookie press,
and force the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes
or until cookies are lightly browned.

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From: morrissey@stsci.edu (Janet "Mostly Harmless" Morrissey)

LEMON WHIPPERSNAPERS
====================

Ingredients:
------------
1 pkg. lemon cake mix
1 egg
2 cups (4 1/2 oz. carton) frozen whipped topping
1/2 cup sifted 10X sugar


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